dodging meaning and definition

DODGING noun

Definition of dodging (noun)

1. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
   • "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
   • synonyms: escape, evasion
2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
   • synonyms: dodge, scheme
3. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
   • synonyms: avoidance, shunning, turning away